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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are reshaping consumer spending across food, fitness, and retail. 11% of American adults use these medications, with 26% of users spending more on clothing and 36% more on jewelry. Meanwhile, household spending at fast-food restaurants drops nearly 9% after 6-8 months on the drugs. Users are also buying fewer sweets and sugary drinks while spending more on fresh produce and protein.

AI search is giving PR a larger role in marketing because chatbots use third-party coverage to answer questions and recommend brands. One forecast projects that PR and earned media budgets will double by 2027 as more consumers use AI chatbots instead of traditional search. Social listening also gives brands real-time audience research, helping teams identify which creative ideas resonate and which risk backlash before investing further. As AI makes content cheaper to produce, audience understanding and independent brand credibility become more valuable.

Creative fatigue shows up as one ad's CTR sliding week after week below its own launch-week level while frequency climbs and the other ads in the same ad set hold steady. A single early drop that then flattens is normal settling, not fatigue. CPM rising on every ad at once points to the auction or the calendar instead, and frequency rising while reach plateaus points to an exhausted audience. Meta's own “Creative fatigue” status only appears once cost per result doubles, well after spend is lost.

An audit of a creator's lead magnet funnel reveals ways to turn email subscribers into clients. Keep landing pages focused with a clear promise and visible signup form. Use the thank-you page to book calls or collect information for personalized follow-ups instead of showing a generic confirmation. In the welcome email, build credibility with personal stories and testimonials while previewing upcoming lessons. Encourage replies to improve deliverability and let eager subscribers access the full course immediately.

For organizations that manage 100s or 1,000s of websites - dealer networks, franchises, partners, local chapters - the challenge isn't building websites. It's giving local teams the freedom to manage them while maintaining centralized brand standards, security and control. Learn how Wix keeps thousands of external websites on-brand on the Wix Enterprise blog.

Creators are turning Shorts into serialized dramas with short episodes and audience-driven storylines. YouTube is adding tools to organize episodes into series and improve discovery. New monetization options will also let creators offer members-only episodes. Brands can partner with creators to integrate products into these short-form stories.

Verbose's Lifecycle Live workshop brings together lifecycle marketing experts to share BFCM campaign strategies. Joined by Hightouch's Luke Kline, the session covers contingency planning and cross-channel messaging. Attendees will learn how to drive customer engagement and long-term value beyond discounts.

This guide shares a framework for prioritizing third-party websites that influence AI search recommendations. It scores opportunities across 6 criteria, including citation influence, brand association, and business value. The guide includes a worksheet and a Claude skill to identify valuable targets such as independent reviews and comparison guides.

Multi-page onboarding paywalls convert 47% better than single-page ones, and conversion peaks at 3 screens. The top performers follow the same sequence, a free-trial promise with no prices, then a trial-end reminder, then the offer. The reminder screen is the strongest single signal, lifting conversion from 8.7% to 14.8% by removing the fear of forgetting to cancel. Leading with one yearly plan beats the common yearly-plus-monthly picker by about 1.5x, and an abandon offer for users who cancel checkout adds roughly 18% revenue per view.

Partnering with a brand that has complementary data and a shared interest can make original research stand out in a crowded market and expand its reach. Semrush combined its AI citation data with LinkedIn's content and engagement data to analyze around 89,000 LinkedIn URLs cited by AI search tools. The study found that 95% of cited posts were original content rather than reshares, and most cited posts averaged just 15 to 25 reactions. Semrush and LinkedIn coordinated media outreach, employee advocacy, social promotion, and launch timing to reach both audiences and generate strong media coverage, tens of thousands of visits, and dozens of signups. The collaboration also created new opportunities for guest content and speaking engagements beyond the initial campaign.

AI answers also only reach buyers already in-market, yet GEO is often judged like a performance channel.

The guide pulls recommendations from more than 40 million posts and comments into city lists filterable by cuisine, price, and location, with OpenTable booking for select restaurants.

Vector revamped its brand and website for its ABM launch, adding interactive features and a Claude design system for on-brand content creation.